What do Charlie Kirk, Zohran Mamdani and cabbage boil have in common?

Charlie Kirk was the most-searched term in the United States on Google last year. The “Charlie Kirk assassination” was No. 3 in news searches, behind only the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the government shutdown. Google’s “Year in Search 2025” is a treasure trove of information measuring public sentiment, with newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani topping the “people” search category. Pedro Pascal was the No. 1 actor search, while Boston, Seattle and Tokyo topped travel searches. In terms of food, hot honey cottage cheese sweet potato beef bowl was No.1, followed by dumpling bake and cabbage boil.